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FS: ThinkPad Super Multi-Burner DVD±RW (±R DL) (pic)

Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2008 6:58 pm
by u0330v
For sale:

Lenovo ThinkPad Super Multi-Burner Ultrabay Enhanced Drive 40Y8624
DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM Double-layer Drive

Model
Model: Ultrabay Enhanced DVD Multi III
Manufacturer: H-L Data Storage (HLDS) (Hitachi-LG Data Storage, Inc.) or Matshita/Panasonic
Model Number: GSA-T20N or UJ-860
Mfg. Part #: 40Y8624
FRU Part #: 39T2723 (also 39T2861, 39T2863, among others)

Performance
Interface: 1 x IDC Ultra ATA/33 (ATA-4) - EIDE/ATAPI
Device Type: DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM drive (DVD-Writer, Double-layer)
Buffer Size: 2 MB
Bays Required: 1 x 5.25" - Front Accessible

Physical Specs
Form Factor: Ultrabay Enhanced
Dimensions:
--Height: 0.5 in (12.7 mm)
--Width: 5 in (128 mm)
--Depth: 5.09 in (129 mm)
Weight: 7.4 oz

Features
Read capabilities:
--CD-ROM (24x)
--CD-R (24x)
--CD-RW (24x)
--DVD-ROM single layer (8x)
--DVD-ROM dual layer (8x)
--DVD-R (8x)
--DVD+R (8x)
--DVD-RW (8x)
--DVD+RW (8x)
--DVD-RAM (5x)
--DVD+R double layer (4x)
--DVD-R dual layer (4x)

Write capabilities:
--CD-R (24x)
--CD-RW (4x)
--High-speed CD-RW (10x)
--Ultra-speed CD-RW (16x)
--DVD-R (8x)
--DVD+R (8x)
--DVD-RW (6x)
--DVD+RW (8x)
--DVD-RAM (5x)
--DVD+R double layer (4x)
--DVD-R dual layer (4x)

Hardware compatibility:
--ThinkPad R50/R51 Series: 1829, 1830, 1831, 1836 (All models)
--ThinkPad R50p: 1832, 1833 (All models)
--ThinkPad R60: 9455, 9456, 9457, 9460, 9461, 9462, 9463 (All models)
--ThinkPad R61: 7732, 7733, 7734, 7735, 7738, 7743, 7744, 7751, 7755, 8918, 8920, 8932, 8934 (All models)
--ThinkPad Z60m: 2529, 2530, 2531, 2532 (All models)
--ThinkPad Z61m: 9450, 9451, 9452, 9453 (All models)
--ThinkPad Z61p: 9450, 9452 (All models)
--ThinkPad Advanced Dock: 2503 (All models)

These DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM burners were pulled from brand new, functional ThinkPads. They are fully functional, in Like New conditions and guaranteed to be no DOA.

Note: These drives measure 12.7 mm in height and will fit into any Ultrabay Enhanced slot. It will not fit into a 9.5 mm Ultrabay Slim slot. Please make sure your system is compatible with this drive.

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Quantities available for sale
Matshita/Panasonic (UJ-860): 7
HLDS (GSA-T20N): 3

Reduced: $59 each free shipping to the continental United States, HI and AK (actual shipping cost to all other international locations), payable with non-CC paypal, money order or personal check. Thank you.

You can check my reference on eB*y by going here.

Update: Since I've been getting a lot of questions about compatibility... These multiburners will not fit into a T series ThinkPad (T4x, T6x) or the X6 UltraBase, both of which uses an Ultrabay Slim slot (9.5mm). The multiburner you need for the T series and the X6 UltraBase is the Ultrabay Slim drive, the model number is 40Y8623 per Tabook. Please refer to Tabook and double check for yourself the correct model number you need for your T or X series ThinkPad. Thank you.

Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2008 11:17 pm
by sco1984
Compatible only with above mentioned models or also supports T series :?: :)

Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2008 11:21 pm
by ajkula66
It does not support T series.

Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 4:50 am
by u0330v
Yup, compatible only with above-mentioned models or any Ultrabay Enhanced slot, which measures 12.7mm. The T series uses an Ultrabay Slim slot, 9.5mm.

Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 7:19 pm
by u0330v
bump

Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2008 7:03 am
by Blue Thunder
Its a shame you don't ship internationally... :(

Actually I'd better confirm - do you ship internationally?
Its just that ebay link specifically states that you do not.

Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2008 5:46 pm
by chazz
are these new or refurished?
if its new its a pretty good deal..

Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2008 5:57 pm
by u0330v
Blue Thunder wrote:Its a shame you don't ship internationally... :(

Actually I'd better confirm - do you ship internationally?
Its just that ebay link specifically states that you do not.
I will ship internationally to confirmed addresses and buyer pays for the actual shipping rate.

Shipping internationally requires a declaration form to be filled out with the shipper (e.g. UPS, Fedex, or USPS) and a declared value for the item.

The only reason I'm making this known is because when you receive the package you may be asked to pay some kind of tax based on the declared value (a percentage, perhaps) before you can take delivery of the package.

I sold an iPod Nano once and shipped it to Nova Scotia, Canada, and the receiver had to pay a tax based on the declared value. I didn't know about this and it was not a smooth transaction but we worked it out. So this is the reason I prefer transactions within the USA, or even better, in-person local transactions. Sorry for the long reply, hope you understand my point.

Please feel free to let me know if you have any other questions. Thank you.

Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2008 6:05 pm
by u0330v
chazz wrote:are these new or refurished?
if its new its a pretty good deal..
These multi burners are new. They were pulled from a corporate fleet of brand new ThinkPad R61's. This corporate fleet of R61's were purchased directly from Lenovo at the end of 2007. After the R61's arrived, the multi dvd burners were pulled out of each system and the systems were then prepared for various deployments.

Please let me know if you have any other questions. Thank you.

Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2008 6:11 pm
by u0330v
chazz wrote:are these new or refurished?
if its new its a pretty good deal..
Just to be clear, these multi burners are not refurbished. They came with brand new ThinkPad R61's, which were also not refurbished, that were ordered directly from Lenovo.

Thanks.

Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 3:58 am
by Blue Thunder
u0330v wrote:I will ship internationally to confirmed addresses and buyer pays for the actual shipping rate.
Confirmed? You mean paypal confirmed address, right?

Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 5:05 am
by u0330v
Blue Thunder wrote:
u0330v wrote:I will ship internationally to confirmed addresses and buyer pays for the actual shipping rate.
Confirmed? You mean paypal confirmed address, right?
Yes, PayPal confirmed address.

Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 8:13 am
by Blue Thunder
Ack, don't have paypal :( Ah well good luck.

multiburner

Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 1:11 pm
by ckaufman
Hi
You have pm.
CKaufman

Re: multiburner

Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 3:47 pm
by u0330v
ckaufman wrote:Hi
You have pm.
CKaufman
PM replied. Thanks

Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 5:40 pm
by u0330v
Bump. Price reduced from $79 to $69.

Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 3:22 pm
by dorronto
YGPM.................

Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 5:27 pm
by kjjohnson
PM sent.

Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 3:37 am
by u0330v
PMs replied. Thank you.

Sent you a private message regard one for Z61T 9443-XXX

Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 12:09 pm
by HarryWild
u0330v,

Please check your message box for my private message. I am hoping you have both the 9.5mm and 12.7mm height DVD burners! I need one or the other! Lenovo website DVD burner model is 41N5643! It shows it to be the 9.5mm.

Looking forward to your reply!

Harry

Re: Sent you a private message regard one for Z61T 9443-XXX

Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 4:33 am
by u0330v
HarryWild wrote:u0330v,

Please check your message box for my private message. I am hoping you have both the 9.5mm and 12.7mm height DVD burners! I need one or the other! Lenovo website DVD burner model is 41N5643! It shows it to be the 9.5mm.

Looking forward to your reply!

Harry
PM replied.

The Z61t (9443) uses an Ultrabay Slim optical drive that measures 9.5 mm with a flat bezel, which is the same optical drive (spec-wise) that the T series use. The Ultrabay Enhanced drive will not fit your Z61t (9443-xxx). You need an Ultrabay Slim DVD burner. Thanks.

Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 5:20 am
by dorronto
payment sent.......................

Thanks,
Ron

Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 1:50 pm
by jakel1285
PM Sent

Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 7:11 pm
by u0330v
PMs replied. Thanks.

Sorry o beat adead horse but....

Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 10:19 pm
by longfellow6-6
Wouldn't these work on a T3x or T2x or are they unsupported in these configurations

Thanks

Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 10:21 pm
by ajkula66
These will not work on ANY T series...old or new...

Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 11:40 pm
by u0330v
Thank you, ajkula66, for answering the question, your are correct.

The T2x and T30 (I believe) use the Ultrabay 2000 drives which have dimensions of:

Height: 0.56 inches (14.2 mm)
Width: 5.13 inches (130.4 mm)
Depth: 5.68 inches (144.3 mm)

See here for more information.

it works

Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 9:55 am
by thommyf
u0330v wrote:Thank you, ajkula66, for answering the question, your are correct.

The T2x and T30 (I believe) use the Ultrabay 2000 drives which have dimensions of:

Height: 0.56 inches (14.2 mm)
Width: 5.13 inches (130.4 mm)
Depth: 5.68 inches (144.3 mm)

See here for more information.
Hello,

2 adapter type exist:

ultrabay slim to ultrabay 2000
ultrabay enh. to ultrabay 2000,

so the new drives can be uses in old Thinkpads with ultrabay 2000 slots

Re: it works

Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 6:18 pm
by u0330v
thommyf wrote:
u0330v wrote:Thank you, ajkula66, for answering the question, your are correct.

The T2x and T30 (I believe) use the Ultrabay 2000 drives which have dimensions of:

Height: 0.56 inches (14.2 mm)
Width: 5.13 inches (130.4 mm)
Depth: 5.68 inches (144.3 mm)

See here for more information.
Hello,

2 adapter type exist:

ultrabay slim to ultrabay 2000
ultrabay enh. to ultrabay 2000,

so the new drives can be uses in old Thinkpads with ultrabay 2000 slots

I didn't know that, thank you for pointing it out.

Here's the information for the Ultrabay Slim Drive Adapter for Ultrabay 2000 and the Ultrabay Enhanced Drive Adapter for Ultrabay 2000 from ThinkWiki.

Ultrabay Slim Drive Adapter for Ultrabay 2000
This adapter allows the installation of Ultrabay Slim optical drives in Ultrabay 2000 or Ultrabay Plus bays.

Ultrabay Enhanced Drive Adapter for Ultrabay 2000
This adapter allows the installation of Ultrabay Enhanced optical drives in Ultrabay 2000 or Ultrabay Plus bays.

More importantly, please visit the Lenovo Support pages for full details on these two adapters, including the Hardware Compatibility tables, Here and Here.

Practically speaking, though, it's more economical to simply buy an Ultrabay 2000 or Ultrabay Plus optical drive for your T2x or T30 than buying an adapter (~$65) + an Ultrabay Enhanced drive ($69 my price). But you're more than welcome to make a purchase from me :wink: .

Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 6:21 pm
by u0330v
Still available.

Quantities available for sale:
Matshita/Panasonic (UJ-860): 7
HLDS (GSA-T20N): 3

$69 each, free shipping to CONUS (actual shipping cost to all other international locations).